Did you know?

Did U Know ???

Letters 'a', 'b', 'c' & 'd' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to
99
(Letter 'd' comes for the first time in Hundred)

Letters 'a', 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999
(Letter 'a' comes for the first time in Thousand)

Letters 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to
999,999,999
(Letter 'b' comes for the first time in Billion)

And

Letter 'c' does not appear anywhere in the spellings of entire English
Counting .
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Tips for Driving In Rain

Tips for Driving In Rain


In stormy conditions, it is more difficult to see other vehicles, road
signs and the road itself. It is critical to make sure you can see and be
seen.

First and foremost: slow down! It takes longer to stop or adjust in wet weather.
Stay toward the middle lanes - water tends to pool in the
outside lanes.
Maintain proper following distance ( 3 Second Rule). This
needs to be increased in wet weather.
Drive in the tracks of a car ahead of you.
Don't follow large trucks or busses too closely. The spray
created by their large tires reduces your vision. Take care
when passing them as well; if you must pass, do so quickly and
safely.
Be more alert when driving in wet or slippery conditions.
Watch out for brake lights in front of you.
Avoid using your brakes; if possible, take your foot off the
accelerator to slow down.
Turn your headlights on even in a light rain, or in gloomy,
foggy or overcast conditions. Not only do they help you see
the road, but they'll help other drivers see you. If your car
has daytime running lights you still should put them on, so
vehicles behind you can see you better.
Before it starts to rain, replace old or brittle wipers.
Avoid off-road driving: it's hard to judge the actual depth of
puddles and you can easily become stuck, even in an SUV.
Never drive beyond the limits of visibility. At night rainy
roads become especially treacherous. The glare of oncoming
lights, amplified by the rain on your windscreen, can cause
temporary loss of visibility while substantially increasing
driver fatigue. In rainy conditions pedestrians, livestock,
and wildlife are extremely hard to spot and even harder to
avoid.
Never drive through moving water if you can't see the ground
through it; your car could be swept off the road.
When driving through a puddle of uncertain depth, go slow. If
it's deeper than the bottom of your doors, turn around and
find another route. Deep water can cause serious damage to a
modern car's electrical system.
Avoid splashing pedestrians.
If possible, stay off the road during heavy thunderstorms.
Large flashes of lightning can temporarily blind and disorient
drivers, and the accompanying high winds and heavy rain can
create deadly driving conditions.

Slow down! This should be obvious but it also very important. People are
so used to driving certain speeds on certain roads that sometimes they
forget the need to slow down when inclement weather presents itself.


Before you go - Wet-weather driving demands gentle use of all the main
controls - steering, clutch, brake and accelerator - and a larger
allowance for errors and emergencies. When you begin a journey in rain,
your shoes will be wet and liable to slip off the pedals. Scuff the soles
on the rubber matting or carpeting of the car before you start the engine.
All motorists should regularly check that their headlights, tail lights,
brake lights and turn signals are working properly.


How are your tires? - Check your tires on a regular basis. Bald tires
significantly reduce your traction on wet roadways, and offer little
resistance to hydroplaning. When your tires run over water, the water is
displaced and it needs somewhere to go quickly. The best place is between
the treads of your tires. If your tires are bald, the water has no place
to go and you end up riding on a layer of water, like a boat. (See
Hydroplaning, below.)


Turn on your wipers - Replace your wipers regularly, at least once a year.
Wiper blades in bad condition don't clear water from the windshield very
well and distort your view. Older vehicles may need to have the whole
wiper arm replaced. The arms bend over time and sometimes can't keep
enough downward pressure to clear the windscreen, even with new blades
installed. Wipers will often clear light rain from the windscreen with a
few sweeps, then run on an almost-dry screen and leave smears of drying
dirt. Don't be afraid to use the windscreen washers liberally: the fluid
is cheap (99 cents a gallon) and the safety benefit is high. Carry extra
during the winter.


Don't follow large trucks or busses closely. Splash and spray from these
vehicles can obscure your vision, creating a potentially disastrous
driving situation. Keep your distance, and your windshield wipers on, when
other traffic is in front of you.


Turn on your lights - Whenever visibility is poor or it rains, headlights
are a good way to let other drivers know where you are. It's both helpful
to other travelers and makes you more safe. Remember, you are not the only
one affected by poor visibility. You may be able to see cars without their
headlights on but others may not have vision or windshield wipers as good
as yours. Many states require headlights to be turned on when it is
raining or when visibility is reduced to less than 500 feet.


Heavy rain - Heavy rain can overload the wiper blades, allowing an almost
continuous sheet of water to flow over the screen. When visibility is so
limited that the edges of the road or other vehicles cannot be seen at a
safe distance, it is time to pull over and wait for the rain to ease up.
It is best to stop at rest areas or other protected areas. If the roadside
is your only option, pull off as far as possible, preferably past the end
of a guard rail, and wait until the storm passes, seldom more than a few
minutes. Keep your headlights on and turn on emergency flashers to alert
other drivers.


Foggy windows - Rain or high humidity can quickly cause windows to mist up
inside the car. In a car equipped with air conditioning, turn up the heat
and direct the airflow to your defrosters with the AC switch engaged.
(Many cars automatically engage the AC when switched to the defrost mode.)
In a car without AC the procedure is the same, but you may need to open
your side windows to get the air moving. Most modern cars have a built-in
rear window defroster that easily clears a misted rear windscreen by
heating up electrodes embedded in the glass. If you don't have one, put
your defroster on high and its hot air will eventually follow the inside
of the roof down to the rear window. If the car has swiveling dashboard
vents, adjust them so that the air flow strikes the upper edge of the side
windows. The airflow will clear the side windows first, finally traveling
to the rear of the car. If all else fails, a rag or article of clothing
will work as well; you'll just need to clear the window more often.
Drivers should regularly clean their windshield and windows, both on the
inside and outside, to help them see in good and bad weather. Smokers need
to take extra care to make sure their interior windows are clear of a
buildup of smoke residue.


Handling a skid - Losing control of your car on wet pavement is a
frightening experience. You can prevent skids by driving slowly and
carefully, especially on curves. Brake before entering the curves. Steer
and brake with a light touch. If you find yourself in a skid, remain calm,
ease your foot off the gas, and carefully steer in the direction you want
the front of the car to go. This procedure, known as "steering into the
skid," will bring the back end of your car in line with the front. For
cars without anti-lock brakes, avoid using your brakes. If your car has
ABS, brake firmly as you "steer into the skid."


Expressway driving - Leave lots of space between you and the car in front
because it takes longer to stop. You're supposed to leave a few seconds
between cars in dry weather. Make sure you add space in wet weather
because if you have to hit the brakes hard, your tires will lock up, you
will hydroplane and you will most likely hit the car in front of you. If
available, drive in the fast lane, where there are fewer cars and less oil
deposited on the road. Also, because of the built-in slope of the road,
water drains towards the slower lanes. Avoid lane changes, as water tends
to build up between the tire ruts in the lanes.


Oily deposits - Watch for intersections because of the oil spots in the
road. Rain is most dangerous when it falls after a long, dry spell on to
roads that have become polished and smooth: the rain blends with oil and
rubber-dust deposits on the road surface to form a highly dangerous skid
mixture. That mixture builds up at intersections, where cars stop and
start frequently. Be extra careful immediately after it starts raining
because it takes a while for the worst of the dirt and oil to get washed
off the road.


Driving Through Water - Where water has flooded onto the road, drive very
slowly and cautiously. Never drive through moving water if you can't see
the ground through it: you and your car could be swept off the road,
possibly finishing you both. Stop the car before entering the flooded area
and check the water level ahead. Generally, if the water is deeper than
the bottom of your doors or the bottom third of your wheels, it is
inadvisable to attempt driving through it. Seek a detour rather than
braving the flood and risking damage to your electronic control systems.
Attempting to go through deep water can ruin any of these systems,
creating a repair bill in the thousands of dollars.


At night it's much harder to see water hazards.You'll need good road
observational skills to notice the difference between a wet road surface
and flood water. Watch the contours not only of the road but also of
fences, trees, hedges and buildings at the side of the road ahead. If they
appear to be unnaturally low, slow down at once as the road is probably
flooded. If you don't slow down and hit flood water at speed, the effect
is almost like hitting a wall: you will first lose control, then come to a
violent stop, possibly injuring your passengers as well. Watch out for
places where floodwater collects, particularly low-lying roads adjacent to
streams, and dips under rail or highway bridges.


If you determine it's safe to go on, proceed slowly and avoid making large
waves in the water. If you have a manual transmission, engage first gear
and keep the engine running fast by releasing the clutch just enough to
partially engage gear and giving more acceleration than usual. This keeps
the exhaust gases moving, helping to prevent water from entering your
tailpipe. Vehicles with automatic transmissions should place the car in
first gear and feather your brake, slowing the vehicle while at the same
time keeping your revs up. Doing this for longer than a few seconds can
seriously damage your vehicle and is not recommended. If you're submerged
too deeply, your engine will stall and water might enter your engine
through your air intake, causing a condition known engine hydro-lock,
forcing you to replace it.


What to do if you stall in deep water - If possible, have someone pull
your vehicle out using a tow rope or cable winch. It may be possible to
drive a manual transmission car out using the starter motor. You can make
the job easier by removing your spark-plugs, thereby lowering your
compression and making your starter turn more easily. Take great care not
to let water enter the cylinders, as it will hydro-lock your engine,
ruining it. This is a last resort for rescuing a flooded vehicle and is
not recommended.


Check your brakes - If you successfully pass through a deep water hazard,
test your brakes. They may be saturated, and only driving very slowly and
braking lightly at the same time will generate enough heat to dry them
out. Be sure they are pulling evenly on all wheels before building up
speed again.




Hydroplaning (Aquaplaning)


Hydroplaning (called aquaplaning in Europe and Asia) occurs when water on
the roadway accumulates in front of your vehicle's tires faster that the
weight of your vehicle can push it out of the way. The water pressure can
cause your car to rise up and slide on top of a thin layer of water
between your tires and the road. While hydroplaning your vehicle rides on
top of the water, like a water skier on a lake. In less than a second,
your car can completely lose contact with the road, putting you in
immediate danger of sliding out of your lane. This usually happens at
higher speeds, over 40 miles per hour. Try to imagine your vehicle
traveling at a high rate of speed on a sheet of ice: that image
approximates what will happen if you try to brake or steer while
hydroplaning.


The 3 main factors that contribute to hydroplaning:
Vehicle speed. As speed increases, wet traction is
considerably reduced. Since hydroplaning can result in a
complete loss of traction and vehicle control, you should
always reduce speed, paying attention to the traffic around
you.
Tire tread depth. As your tires become worn, their ability to
resist hydroplaning is reduced.
Water depth. The deeper the water, the sooner you will lose
traction, although even thin water layers can cause a loss of
traction, including at low speeds.
Let's examine what happens to a tire in the midst of a hydroplane. When
entering a puddle, the surface of the tire must moves the water out of the
way in order for the tire to stay in contact with the pavement. The tire
compresses some of the water to the sides, and forces the remaining water
through the tire treads. With good tires, a moderate rate of
precipitation, and a well-drained roadway surface, hydroplaning rarely
occurs below 55 mph. However, if any of those conditions are not met, it
can happen at speeds as low as 35 mph.


On a smooth polished road in moderate rain at 60 mph, each tire has to
displace about a gallon of water every second from beneath a contact patch
no bigger than a size nine shoe. Each gripping element of the tread is on
the ground for only 1/150th of a second; during this time it must displace
the bulk of the water, press through the remaining thin film, and then
begin to grip the road surface. Although bald tires give better grip on
dry roads than treaded tires, they are unsafe in rain because water is a
lubricant on rubber. (Also, punctures are more common in the rain.)


Hydroplaning science - Hydroplaning is the result of your tires moving
quickly across a wet surface - so fast that they do not have sufficient
time to channel that moisture away from the center of the tire. The result
is that the tire is lifted by the water away from the road, losing all
traction.


Of course the word 'quickly' is a relative term. Tread design, tread
depth, weight of your vehicle, tire pressure, depth of water and even the
consistency of that water - (whether it is highly aerated or not, for
example) - all play a part in determining at what speed the tire will
begin to hydroplane. It is a pretty safe bet to assume that any speed in
excess of 60 MPH is fast enough to support hydroplaning regardless of the
other variables. This is not to say that at 55 MPH you are safe, however.


The exact point at which your vehicle becomes waterborne (transition point
in the above diagram) is complicated and depends on all of the following
variables:

tire size - the size and shape of a tire's contact patch has a
direct influence on the probability of a hydroplane. The wider
the contact patch is relative to its length, the higher the
speed required to support hydroplaning.
tire tread pattern - certain tread patterns channel water more
effectively, reducing the risk of hydroplaning.
tire tread depth - as your tires become worn, their ability to
resist hydroplaning is reduced.
tire pressure - keep your tire pressure within the
manufacturers recommended pressures.
water depth - the deeper the water, the sooner you will lose
traction, although at higher speeds even thin water layers can
cause a loss of traction.
water composition (oil, temperature, dirt, & salt can change
its properties and density)
vehicle drive-train: because of their computer-assisted
differentials, all-wheel-drive vehicles are more likely to
hydroplane than two wheel drive vehicles in certain
situations. A sudden uncontrolled transfer of power from the
front tires to the rear tires can put a hydroplaning AWD
vehicle out of control.
vehicle speed - as speed increases, wet traction is
considerably reduced. Since hydroplaning can result in a
complete loss of traction and vehicle control, you should
always reduce speed.
vehicle weight - the lighter the vehicle, the more likely it
is to hydroplane.
road surface type - non-grooved asphalt is considerably more
hydroplane-prone than ribbed or grooved concrete surfaces.

How can you tell that you're hydroplaning? It is often hard to tell when
you are hydroplaning. The rear end of your vehicle may feel a little
squirrelly (loose, giving you the sensation that it has moved to one side
or the other), especially in a high crosswind. The steering may also
suddenly feel loose or little too easy. Watch the road ahead for standing
or running water. You can also pay attention to the spray being kicked up
by the cars in front. If it suddenly increases it's possible that the
driver has hit a patch of water that could cause you to hydroplane.


What to do if you start to hydroplane - There are two absolutely essential
no-no's to remember should you experience the beginning of hydroplaning:

Do not apply your brakes
Do not turn your steering wheel

If you find yourself hydroplaning, do not brake or turn suddenly. This
could throw your car into a skid. Think of your steering wheel as the
rudder of a boat(your vehicle is a boat when in the middle of a
hydroplane). Hold the wheel firmly and don't steer in any other direction
but straight ahead. Ease your foot off the gas until the car slows and
your steering returns to normal. If you need to brake, do it gently with
light pumping actions. If your car has anti-lock brakes, then brake
normally; the car's computer will mimic a pumping action, when necessary.
If your vehicle's tires are still in partial contact with the road
surface, you should be able to regain control of the vehicle in the same
way that you would on snow or ice.



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To my bengali friends -with love

ABC of Bangla:
A  is for Aafice (Office). This is where the average Kolkakattan goes and
spends a day hard(ly) at work. If he is in the Government he will arrive at
10, wipe his forehead till 11, have a tea break at 12, throw around a few
files at 12.30, break for lunch at 1, smoke an unfiltered cigarette at 2,
break for tea at 3, sleep sitting down at 4 and go home at 5. It's a hard
life!
B  is for Bhision. For some reason most of the Bengalis don't have good
bhision. In fact in Kolkata most people are wearing spectacles all the
time. The effects of this show in the city.
C  is for Chappell. This is the Bengali word for the Devil, for the worst
form of evil. In the night mothers put their kids to sleep saying 'go to
bed, or Chappei will come and take you away.'
D  is for Debashish. By an ancient law every fourth Bengali Child has to be
named Debashish. So you have a
Debashish everywhere and tying to get creative they are also called Deb,
Debu, Deba with variations like Debnath and Deboprotim thrown in.
E  is for Eeesh. This is a very common Bengali exclamation made famous by
Aishwarya Rai in the movie Devdas. It is estimated that on an average a
Bengali uses eeesh 10,089 times every year. (That's counting eeesh and
other eeesh-ish words).
F   is for Feesh. These are creatures that swim in rivers and seas and are
a favourite food of the Bengalis. Despite the fact that a fish market has
such strong smells, with one sniff a Bengali knows if a fish is all right.
If not he will say 'eeesh what feeesh is theesh!'
G  is for Good name. Every Bengali Boy will have a good name like Debashish
or Deboprotim and a pet name like Shontuda, Chonti, and Dinku. While every
Bengali Girl will be Paromita or Protima as well as Shampa, Champa and
Tuki. Basically your nickname is there to kiil your good name.
H  is for Harmonium. The Bengali equivalent of a rock guitar. Take four
Bengalis and a Harmonium and you have the successors to The Bheatles!
I  is for lleesh. This is a feeesh with 10,000 bones which would kill any
ordinary person, but which the Bengalis eat with releeesh!
J  is for Jhola. No self respecting Bengali is complete without his Jhola.
It is a shapeless cloth bag where he keeps all his belongings and he fits
an amazing number of things in. Even as you read this there are 2 million
jholas bobbling around Kolkata- and they all look exactly the same!
K  is for Kee Kando. It used to be the favourite Bengali exclamation till
eeesh took over because of Aishwarya Rai (now Kee Kando's agent is trying
to hire Bipasha Basu).
L  is for Lungi. People in Kolkata manage to play football and cricket
wearing it. Now there is talk of a lungi expedition to Mt. Everest.
M  is for Minibus. These are dangerous half buses whose antics would
effortlessly frighten the living daylights out of Formula 1 race drivers .
N  is for Nangtoe. This is the Bengali word for Naked. It is the most
interesting naked word in any language!
0  is for Oil. The Bengalis believe that a touch of mustard oil will cure
anything from cold (oil in the nose), to earache (oil in the ear), to cough
(oil on the throat) to piles (oil you know where!)
P  is for Phootball. This is always a phavourite phassion of the Kolkattan.
Every Bengali is born an expert in this game. The two biggest clubs there
are Mohunbagan and East Bengal and when they play the city comes to a stop.

Q  is for Queen. This really has nothing to do with the Bengalis or
Kolkata, but it's the only Q word I could think of at this moment. There's
also Quilt but they never use them in Kolkata.
R is for Rabi Thakur. Many years ago Rabindranath got the Nobel Prize. This
allows everyone in Kolkata to frame their acceptance speeches and walk with
their head held high and look down at Delhi and Mumbai!
S  is for Sardarjee whom Bengalis are very envious of because he is born
with a semi-monkey cap on.
T  is for Trams. Hundred years later there are still trams in Kolkata. Of
course if you are in a hurry it's faster to walk.
U  is for Ambrela. When a Bengali baby is born they are handed one.
V  is for Violence. Bengalis are the most non-violent violent people
around. When an accident happens they will shout and scream and curse and
abuse, but the last time someone actually hit someone was in 1979.
W  is for Water. For three months of the year the city is underwater and
every year for the last 200 years the authorities are taken by surprise by
this!
X  is for X mas. It's very big in Kolkata, with Park Street fully lit up.
Y  is for Yastarday. Which is always better than today for a Bengali .
Z is for Jeebra, Joo, Jip and Jylophone.
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The Indian Hell

Have fun for a minute

A man dies and goes to hell. There he finds that there is a different hell for each country. He goes to the German hell and asks, "What do they do here?" He told," First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the German devil comes in and beats you for the rest of the day."

The man does not like the sound of that at all, so he moves on. He checks out the USA hell as well as the Russian hell and many more. He discovers that they are all more or less the same as the German hell.

Then he comes to the Indian hell and finds that there is a long line of people waiting to get in. Amazed, he asks, "What do they do
here?" He told, "First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the Indian devil comes in and beats you for the rest of the day." "But that is exactly the same as all the other hells - why are there so many people waiting to get in?"

"Because maintenance is so bad that the electric chair does not work, someone has stolen all the nails from the bed, and the
devil is a Software Engineer, so he comes in, signs the register and then goes to the Cafeteria !!!!! !
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Is Education Free?

We think free education is not possible . But all top universities in
the world including our IISc and IIT's  are offering free education to
everyone through video lectures, audio lectures and animations (
interactive).
But a few of us know about them. This is an effort to create awareness
about the Best free educational resources available in the world.
     Here are ....
1.         Free video lectures and animations on all subjects
<http://freevideolectures.com/>   Huge Collection. Text materials and
videos on all Engineering and Medical Sciences.
2.         Joint venture by IIT's and IISc <http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/>
3.         MIT Open Course <http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html>
Text materials, video lectures on all subjects
4.        MIT world <http://mitworld.mit.edu/>
Video lectures
5.         MIT lecture Browser <http://web.sls.csail.mit.edu/lectures/>
browse video lectures on all topics
6.         World Lecture Hall
<http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh/index.cfm>
you can find any course here, where ever it is.
7.         WGBH Forum Network <http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/>
videos on all subjects
8.         Vega Science Trust <http://www.vega.org.uk/>
Physics Special
9.        Micro Biology Video Library
<http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/videoindex.html>
Biology
10.         Animations <http://www.maxanim.com/index.htm>
Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Physiology etc...
11.         National Institutes of Health
<http://videocast.nih.gov/default.asp>             Medicine Special
12. The digital library of india---all significant work in any language of mankind (from old religious scriptures in sanskrit on palm leaves to PhD thesis everything) in  in digitized format ...
http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/
This is the dream project of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam , The President of India
Hosted by: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in co-operation with
CMU, IIIT, NSF, ERNET and MCIT  for the Govt. of India and 21 participating centers.

        Business, Management and Leadership
1.         HBR Idea Cast Archive <http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs/>
2.         Interviews with Great Entrepreneurs
<http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs/>
<:AtomicElement id=ms__id2634> <http://hbswk.hbs.edu/>
3.         HARVARD Working Knowledge <http://hbswk.hbs.edu/>
<:AtomicElement id=ms__id2635> <http://mitworld.mit.edu/>

4.         Stanford University Videos
<http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/av_lectures.html> <:AtomicElement
id=ms__id2636> <http://www.coe.berkeley.edu/multimedia/>
5.         Knowledge @ Wharton Business
<http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm>
6.         Huge Collection of many other including the above all
<http://freevideolectures.com/business>  .

        Other Useful Search Engines
1.        Google Book Search <http://books.google.com/>
Search the all books.
2.         Google Code Search <http://www.google.com/codesearch>
searches public source code
3.        Google Scholar Search <http://scholar.google.com/>
searches all the Scholar papers.
4.         Educational Special Search Engine
<http://freevideolectures.com/search.com>    searches all sites for
e-books, study materials, video lectures, animations, including Google
videos, Yahoo videos, you tube, Google code search, Scholar, Book
search.

(acknldg: list received by e-mail from un-known source  with some modification by me, thanks to him who made the original list)

Tips : EMAIL ETIQUETTES

EMAIL ETIQUETTES

1. Be concise and to the point. Do not make an e-mail longer than it needs to be. Remember that reading an e-mail is harder than reading printed communications and a long e-mail can be very discouraging to read.

2. Answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions. An email reply must answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions – If you do not answer all the questions in the original email, you will receive further e-mails regarding the unanswered questions, which will not only waste your time and your customer's time but also cause considerable frustration. Moreover, if you are able to pre-empt relevant questions, your customer will be grateful and impressed with your efficient and thoughtful customer service

3. Use proper spelling, grammar & punctuation. This is not only important because improper spelling, grammar and punctuation give a bad impression of your company, it is also important for conveying the message properly. E-mails with no full stops or commas are difficult to read and can sometimes even change the meaning of the text. Lotus notes has a spell check option. 4. Answer swiftly. Customers send an e-mail because they wish to receive a quick response. If they did not want a quick response they would send a letter or a fax. Therefore, each e-mail should be replied to within at least 24 hours, and preferably within the same working day. If the email is complicated, just send an email back saying that you have received it and that you will get back to them. This will put the customer's mind at rest and usually customers will then be very patient!

5. Do not overuse the high priority option. We all know the story of the boy who cried because of the wolf. If you overuse the high priority option, it will lose its function when you really need it. Moreover, even if a mail has high priority, your message will come across as slightly aggressive if you flag it as 'high priority'. 6. Do not write in CAPITALS. IF YOU WRITE IN CAPITALS IT SEEMS AS IF YOU ARE SHOUTING. This can be highly annoying and might trigger an unwanted response in the form of a flame mail. Therefore, try not to send any email text in capitals.

7. Don't leave out the message thread. When you reply to an email, you must include the original mail in your reply, in other words click 'Reply', instead of 'New Mail'. Some people say that you must remove the previous message since this has already been sent and is therefore unnecessary. But, if you receive many emails you obviously cannot remember each individual email. This means that a 'threadless email' will not provide enough information and you will have to spend a frustratingly long time to find out the context of the email in order to deal with it. Leaving the thread might take a fraction longer in download time, but it will save the recipient much more time and frustration in looking for the related emails in their inbox! 8. Read the email before you send it. A lot of people don't bother to read an email before they send it out, as can be seen from the many spelling and grammar mistakes contained in emails. Apart from this, reading your email through the eyes of the recipient will help you send a more effective message and avoid misunderstandings and inappropriate comments. 9. Do not overuse Reply to All. Only use Reply to All if you really need your message to be seen by each person who received the original message 10.Use cc: field sparingly. Try not to use the cc: field unless the recipient in the cc: field knows why they are receiving a copy of the message. Using the cc: field can be confusing since the recipients might not know who is supposed to act on the message. Also, when responding to a cc: message, should you include the other recipient in the cc: field as well? This will depend on the situation. In general, do not include the person in the cc: field unless you have a particular reason for wanting this person to see your response. Again, make sure that this person will know why they are receiving a copy.

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Who decides currency exchange rate of the country?

yahoo has the best answer:

(while deciding the exchange rate (say, 1 USD=how many Rupees?) the currency is traded like a commodity in the share market...bidding decides the exchange rate)

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070329101644AA45Tf6

For those who are doing PhD.....a site to njoy!

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php

Is this showcasing really required?

If someone has tremendous talent, let it be nurtured....the mettle can be proved when the time comes for Olympics!
Read on about the wonder boy Budhia...

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/india.marathon.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest

1913 Nobel Speech for Literature

Read  the 1913 Literature Nobel presentation speech (given to the Great Rabindranath Tagore):

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1913/press.html

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/articles/sen/index.html

Life is...

Life is...
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